Šedys Surname

985,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 261 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lithuania
Highest density in:
Lithuania

Šedys Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šedys Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lithuania2601:11,6712,105
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178

The alternate forms: Sedys (21) are calculated separately.

Šedys Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Šedys Come From? nationality or country of origin

Šedys is found most frequently in Lithuania. It may also appear in the variant forms: Sedys. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Šedys? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 985,740th most numerous last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 27,921,632 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šedys are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Baltic Europe.

This surname is most frequently held in Lithuania, where it is carried by 260 people, or 1 in 11,671. In Lithuania Šedys is mostly found in: Panevėžys County, where 52 percent live, Klaipėda County, where 28 percent live and Kaunas County, where 13 percent live. Excluding Lithuania this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Estonia, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sedys9321/
Šeidys911/
Šedy891/
Cedys802/
Shedys7314/
Šedytė733/
Sedeys731/
Seidys731/
Chedys731/
Šeda67909/
Šedý67511/
Sedy67471/
Zedy67241/
Šedá67143/
Chejdys6737/
Cedy6716/
Šedi679/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Šedys
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